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High · 7.1 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2026-9833 EUVD-2026-45893GHSA-mcx6-9qf4-cx6p

Tag Groups < 2.2.0 - Reflected XSS via 'tag_groups_task' Parameter

Published Jul 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 20, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

Category: Web / CMS

Description

The Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms WordPress plugin before 2.2.0 does not properly escape one of its AJAX parameters before reflecting it in the response body served with an HTML content type, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of a logged-in user with `edit_pages` capability (Editor or higher) who is tricked into following a crafted link.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms < 2.2.0 2.2.0

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GitHub 1 repository

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Automated scanner template

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